Green Album [Import]

Bonnie found some great songs here by noted songwriters such as Eric Kaz (River of tears) and Bob Dylan (Let's keep it between us, one of his more obscure but still excellent songs). Two songs were written by Terry Adams of NRBQ - the title track and Me and the boys.

To my ears, the standout track is Baby come back, perhaps because I was already familiar with the song even before Bonnie started her long and distinguished career. Eddy Grant wrote this song in the sixties, when he was lead singer of the Equals. Their original version of the song went all the way to number one in the UK charts in 1968. Bonnie's cover is faithful to the original but equally brilliant.

Tracks:

Albatross
Black Magic Woman
Need Your Love So Bad [USA Version]
My Heart Beat Like a Hammer
Rollin' Man
Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)
Man of the World
Something Inside of Me
Looking for Somebody
Oh Well
Rattlesnake Shake
Merry-Go-Round
I Loved Another Woman
Need Your Love Tonight
Worried Dream
Dragonfly
Stop Messin' Round
Shake Your Moneymaker
I'd Rather Go Blind - Chicken Shack, Fleetwood Mac
Albatross - Chris Coco, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Collection of the Early Fleetwood Mac Before the Arrival of Buckingham/Nicks and When Peter Green Ruled the Roost. Includes the First Remastered Appearance of the Complete "oh Well" and the Original "Black Magic Woman", "Albatross", "Shake Your Moneymaker" and So Many More.

Customer Reviews:

The Blue Horizon box distilled to one disc..........2007-03-04

...and kudos to Sony UK for having done such a fine job. While the 6 CD box The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions 1967-1969 contains the complete contents of the albums Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Wonderful, The Pious Bird of Good Omen, Blues Jam in Chicago (alternately known as Blues Jam at Chess and Fleetwood Mac in Chicago 1969) and The Original Fleetwood Mac, this compilation goes beyond those albums to Then Play On ("Oh Well," here broken up into two tracks, the A- and B-sides of the single; and "Rattlesnake Shake") and the band's Immediate singles "Man of the World" and "The Green Manalishi" (one of my favourite tracks of the Peter Green lineup), plus adding Chicken Shack's recording of "I'd Rather Go Blind" (pointing the way towards the later lineups of Fleetwood Mac, with Christine McVie) and a remix of "Albatross." I rather felt that remix to be unnecessary--nice, but unnecessary. I agree with other reviewers that other tracks could have been included instead, but there you go.

Either way, you finally have the tracks from Then Play On without massive amounts of tape hiss (such as is audible throughout the whole of that CD, a situation Warners has yet to rectify, 20 years on), plus a whole series of thoroughly essential tracks from this first (and IMO, best) edition of Fleetwood Mac, all together on one disc. The only other way to manage this is to buy the individual albums--thankfully, all are in print and available on CD--and create your own mix at home, something not all of us have time to do. Again I say, kudos to Sony for pulling this particular feat off.

Now when the day goes to sleep and the full moon looks...................2006-09-17

Since other reviewers have already addressed the casual and curious fans of the original Fleetwood Mac, let me speak to those of you who are more serious followers of the genius of Peter Green that now find yourselves on the rocky road of foraging through the many repackaged recordings of the early band.
First and foremost:
this disc represents the one and only place you will find tracks from the Mac's labels; BLUE HORIZON, WARNERS /REPRISE and their intermittent shortlived stint with the doomed English label, IMMEDIATE all in one place.
Most of these songs have appeared in sometimes differing versions on other compilations, but these are the final studio mixes. AND digitally remastered for the first time! Thank you, Sony International.
I'd begun to think Green's final mixes of the two songs from the IMMEDIATE sessions(Man Of the World, Green Manalishi) would never make it to disc. Well, here they are.
Yes, there should of been a couple of tracks here that aren't;Love That Burns(Blue Horizon)Before the Beginning, ShowBiz Blues(Reprise) but alas! the Jeremy Spencer material is kept to a minimum and Danny Kirwan has just two cuts(the splendid blues track, Something Inside Of Me and the rare, interesting Dragonfly)so, I won't complain.
Nothing from the Live in Boston series(Jumping at Shadows)appears here but that no doubt, is due to another licensing snafu with the owner of those tapes(SNAPPER MUSIC?)
In any case, these tracks are pristine sounding remasters and the fact that Sony put up the $$$ to compile these recordings from the various labels is a good sign for the future. For a huge fan of Peter Green like me(you?), just having Man of the World and especially Green Manalishi here in their final mixes(my old vinyl copy is toast), is enough to purchase the disc.

Some Reservations.......2006-07-24

This is an interesting compilation, but is marred by some bizzare choices of material. There are at least two glaring omissions - for some reason that I can't comprehend, two of Green's most beautiful, haunting and personal songs, "Jumping at Shadows" and "Show-Biz Blues," are omitted. If the last two tracks had been dropped, these could easily have been included.

It's not clear to me where this set is directed. Fans of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac will already own most of this material, and novices would be much better served by picking up the classic "Then Play On" and disc one of the three "Live in Boston" discs on Snapper (and then following up with the next two).

This seems to me to be a missed opportunity - only three stars, I'm afraid.

British Blues Genius.......2006-03-25

A superb compilation and excellent recording .... having not heard some of these classics for decades...its like meeting up with old dear friend...fantastic.....heaven on a disc !

Neat and tidy starter set!.......2005-12-07

I was quite throughly impressed upon my first listen to this set, considering there has never really been a comprehensive single disc set featuring the mark I line-up of the band. Bascially, it's a single disc comp of the Blue Horizon box set, but has some nice single mixes and some nice bonus materials. Enjoy the US version of "Need Your Love So Bad," as well as the blistering "Shake Your Moneymaker." Included as well is the epic (read: SEVEN MINUTE) "Albatross" consisting of both parts of the double sided single. Loved my first taste of Chicken Shack with Christine Perfect doing "I Would Rather Go Blind," which inspired me to buy more Chicken Shack. Plus, the fantastic version of Chris Coco's remix of "Albatross." You get a kind of "bookend" of their storied career. If you further enjoy Peter Green, check out his solo catalogue and his Splinter stuff. Otherwise, this set rocks!

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The music BEGS for the listener to interact.
Good cd
...Pretty good
Last one with Mr. Bruce Lee
Not Their Best....

Green Album
Skankin' Pickle
Manufacturer: Dr. Strange Records
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ASIN: B000001XCC
Release Date: 1996-08-27

Tracks:

Gas In My Car
Gates Of Steel
Cup Flipper
Start Today
Rest Of The World
Don't Care
My Hair
Pay To Cum
Ties That Bind
Special Brew
Make A Change
Sleep
Violent Love
Track 14

Customer Reviews:

The music BEGS for the listener to interact........2007-04-08

I was lucky enough to buy this on cassette from Dr. Strange Records for only $0.25, which is outrageously low, especially for how great a recording this is. This recording has Skankin' Pickle covering thier favorite songs and bands, and adding thier own ska-influenced touch. Covers include: Bad Brains' Paid to Cum, Violent Love by Oingo Boingo, Don't Care by Stewart Copeland (drummer for The Police), Gorilla Biscuits' Start Today, Gates of Steel by Devo, and Bad Manners' Special Brew.

The recording shows a good range of style, from the ska you'd expect on songs like Gas In My Car; a slightly more rocksteady-ish sound on I Don't Care; or on a few songs that sound much more hardcore influenced above anything else.

But even with all those sounds, the music is something that makes you want to move, be it dance or just thrash around. And it makes you want to sing along with friends or driving down the road.

The music is fantastic, and a good introduction to the music of Skankin' Pickle, and in many cases, other older bands you may not listen to. I'd personally recommend it, but also ask that you check out Dr. Strange Records first - it's probably cheaper.

Good cd .......2005-06-16

This is a real good cd the only reason I didnt give this cd 5 stars is because I dont like the song my hair, but you need this cd!

...Pretty good.......2004-11-01

Actually, I liked the previous version of this album better, the demo copy. It sounds a little more rough.

Last one with Mr. Bruce Lee.......2003-10-07

The band got a call from Dr. Strange Records asking if they'd record some stuff for an EP. The album became an LP with the addition of a few songs. Recorded for under $800, each band member picked a few songs to 'cover' and made that song their own. Devlin, Devo, Gorilla Biscuits (for the hXc fans), Klark Kent, Knackstedt, Bad Brains, Bad Manners and Oingo Boingo are covered on here in a ska-style. Bruce left the band after this to do his own thing. It's cool enough that the album cover is pure green. But, this album really rocks.

Not Their Best...........2000-01-10

I got this album not that long ago and i think that it is an o.k album.The first track'Gas In My Car' is amazing and so is the cover of Bad Manners 'Special Brew' it is a covers album with a couple of their own songs but it could of been better....

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A 24/7 compilation
A superb collection of songs, well played and sung.

The Green Album
John Williams , Boston Pops Orchestra , and Tanglewood Festival Chorus
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The Celtic Album

ASIN: B0000027WQ
Release Date: 1992-06-02

Tracks:

God Bless America
Theme For Earth Day
Shenandoah
This Land Is Your Land
America
Deep River
On the Trail
Simple Gifts
Make Our Garden Grow
Wind On The Water
The Green Leaves of Summer
The Promise of Living
Sunrise
Appalachian Morning
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Customer Reviews:

A 24/7 compilation.......2007-03-17

I have had this CD for several years and it is, hands down, my favorite album. From the soaring "Theme for Earth Day," to the top-tapping, sing-along "This Land is Your Land," to the swelling cresendos of "Make Our Garden Grow" and the melancholy of "The Green Leaves of Summer," the music inspires, the arrangements stir the spirit and the Boston Pops Orchestra delivers superb performances. My only complaint is (at least on my CD) there are some inconsistencies in recording, so I have to adjust the sound to match the intensity of the arrangement. Still, I love this CD.

A superb collection of songs, well played and sung........1999-05-01

John Williams' renditions of these marvelous works are truly inspiring. The Theme for Earth Day; Shenandoah; Deep River; Make Our Garden Grow and The Promise of Living are particularly poignant. The work of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in some numbers is a perfect counterpoint to the swelling strains that Williams brings from the Boston Pops. Driving through dramatic landscape such as the Blue Ridge with this CD at concert volume makes such an experience something to remember.

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Probably genius in its day, but totally obselete now
A dozen gem-Stones
All These Songs Shine so Bright
Play it Loud, but Turn it Down Toward the End
Satisfaction Still Guaranteed

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
The Rolling Stones
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Between the Buttons

ASIN: B000003BES
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Last Time
As Tears Go By
Time Is On My Side
It's All Over Now
Tell Me
19th Nervous Breakdown
Heart Of Stone
Get Off Of My Cloud
Not Fade Away
Good Times, Bad Times
Play With Fire

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Noteworthy for the first album appearance of "19th Nervous Breakdown" and the hit version of "Time Is on My Side," this first collection in a long line of Rolling Stones retrospectives collects the early singles of a band that was slowly and surely becoming the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band. They're hungry here and they churn out a scruffy version of the Buddy Holly hit "Not Fade Away" as well as their own compositions ("(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Get Off of My Cloud"). Their ability to work ballads into their rough-hewn repertoire is apparent ("Play with Fire" and "As Tears Go By") and Jagger's persona as the devil incarnate is taking shape. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Probably genius in its day, but totally obselete now.......2007-05-16

For those looking to start a Rolling Stones collection (as rock fan should): DON'T GO HERE. The first of many Stones compilations? Yes. But all that does is make it completely obselete. You can get most this album on the far-better Hot Rocks: while it's missing two key songs (Tell Me; The Last Time) that show up here, those two can easily be found on England's Newest Hitmakers and Out of Our Heads, respectively - those are both worth picking up in the first place. The only surprise is Good Times, Bad Times, which in truth didn't belong here and could've been shunted in favor of The Little Red Rooster, which so happened to be a UK #1. Yeah, there's (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Time Is on My Side, As Tears Go By, The Last Time, Play with Fire, Heart of Stone, Tell Me, Get Off of My Cloud and numerous other goodies, but those can be found on better, more coherent compilations that were later released. Now, in its day this was probably a pretty big hit, since it did contain a BUNCH of awesome Rolling Stones hits in one place. But these days it's not really worth getting for any reason other than nostalgia.

A dozen gem-Stones.......2007-02-14

All These Songs Shine so Bright.......2006-06-11

Play it Loud, but Turn it Down Toward the End.......2006-06-11

Satisfaction Still Guaranteed.......2006-06-11

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<3 it
Wonderful CD!

Winter Album
Brilliant Green
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ASIN: B000070GFJ
Release Date: 2002-12-16

Tracks:

Intro - The Winter Album
Holidays!
Flowers
I'm So Sorry Baby (Album Mix)
Forever To Me
That Boy Waits For Me
Night Has Plesasant Time
Day After Day
Rainy Days Never Stays (Album Mix)
I'm Jus' Lovin' You (Album Mix)
Escape

Customer Reviews:

<3 it.......2004-10-12

This album was great! My absolute favorite song is Rainy Days Never stays <3 The rest of the album was quite different which kind of disappointed me at first but then it grew on me. Tommy's voice is definitely different from other japanese singers but I like it a lot.

Wonderful CD!.......2004-02-02

Tomoko's voice is really different than many other Jpop singers, but it fits perfectly with the songs. The best ones are Holiday, Flowers, Rainy Days Never Stays, and Forever to Me. There are a few sons in full English (much less than normal Brilliant Green albums though). This is a wonderful CD for all Jpop fans to get.

Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green

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Fabulous Blues!
Yikes!
Absolute masterpiece
Best of The Tribute CD's!
A Powerful Compilation

Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green
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Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
Soho: Live at Ronnie Scott's
Crusade
Alone with the Blues
A Hard Road

ASIN: B000003TQC
Release Date: 1997-06-10

Tracks:

Black Magic Woman - Larry McCray
Love That Burns - Dave Peverett/Rod Price
Stop Messin' Around - Savoy Brown Kim Simmonds
Looking For Somebody - Snowy White
Crying Won't Bring You Back - Luther Grosvenor/Mike Kellie/Jess Roden
Leaving Town Blues - Rory Gallagher
If You Be My Baby - Dave Peverett/Rod Price
Ramblin' Pony - Harvey Mandel/Wilbur Bascomb
The Green Menalishi - Arthur Brown
Hellbound On My Trail - Ken Hensley
I Loved Another Women - Larry Mitchell/Jay Aston
The Same Way - Mick Abrahams
Drifting - Top Topham/Jim McCarty
The Supernatural - Clas Yngstrom
Man Of The World - Ian Anderson

Tracks:

Oh Well - Billy Sheehan
Rattlesnake Shake - Vince Converse/Innes Sibun
Fleetwood Mac - Stu Hamm/Jonathan Mover/Larry Mitchell
Wathcha Gonna Do - Zoot Money/Bobby Tench
Showbiz Blues - Rory Gallagher
Merry Go Round - Luther Grosvenor/Mike Kellie/Jess Roden
Albatross - Paul Jones/Bobby Tench/Max Middleton
Closing My Eyes - Naked Blue
Evil Woman Blues - Ray Gomez
Lazy Poker Blues - Troy Turner
Watch Out - Harvey Mandel/Jon Paris
Long Gray Mare - Harvey Mandel/Wilbur Bascomb
A Fool No More - Kim Lembo
Baby When The Sun Goes Down - Southside Johnny/The Uptown Horns

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous Blues!.......2007-04-13

I couldn't be more pleased that a friend recommended this music to me. It's been in my wish list for at least a year. I was really missing out!! This upbeat set has you dancing in your seat, and pounding the pavement on walks. I have to watch it, as some songs take me away from my work depending upon what I'm working on. I've lent out whichever CD I am not listening to currently to a coworker and he is completely infatuated with it, too. I've played it over and over without being bored. Thank you artists for this delicious sound.

Yikes!.......2006-12-19

Why didn't I ever hear about this great compilation before? I stumbled across it by accident at my local library, and I've seen the light! Rory Gallagher is dynamite. Dave Peverett and Rod Price kick butt. Arthur Brown is...ARTHUR BROWN! (And on and on...there's not a klinker on this two disc set.) And, it should be mentioned...almost all of these tunes were written by one of the guiding lights of British blues/rock--Peter Green. Listening to other artists' interpretations of his music is a joyful experience. My hat's off to Mr. Green, and to the folks who put this collection together.

Absolute masterpiece.......2003-09-26

This was playing when I went into a store. Being a blues nut I had to check it out and when I saw what it was I took it home.

Repeated playings have not dimmed it. This album is a true masterpiece. Different from Peter Green but that is what they set out to achieve. Whether it is "better" you can't really say but it is one of the best blues compilations I have ever heard (along with Chess Blues and the Alligator Records Anniversary packs.

Buy it and you'll be amazed.

Best of The Tribute CD's!.......2001-03-31

I don't usually buy tribute CD's but have made an occassional exception or two. Until I obtained this CD, the best tribute CD in my collection was "You're Gonna Miss Me When I am Dead and Gone" the tribute to Muddy Waters by the Muddy Waters Band.

This CD has now moved ahead of the pack and given the diversity of musicians on this CD, that was no easy feat. Unlike the Muddy tribute which features one band doing all of the songs, this CD features as many as 40 different musicians playing their own version of some of these great songs without simply attempting to copy Green's style. I think its safe to say, that having 40 plus musicians participating on one tribute CD could be a receipe for disaster. However, in this case it worked.

There are 29 songs on this double CD and it is not easy to pick one over the others. However, in my opinion, Clas Yngstrom's interpretation of "The Supernatural" is nothing short of fantastic. Also, as a big Rory Gallagher fan, I was particularly pleased with his two songs "Leaving Town Blues" and "Showbiz Blues" which are not going to be found anywhere else.

All in all, there is more than enough on this CD to please even the most jaded fan. If this CD doesn't do it for you, check your pulse, you may well be dead!!

A Powerful Compilation.......2000-12-03

Too many "tribute" albums turn out to be disappointments because "name" musicians are often hastily assembled and pressed to crank out material with which they have little or no experience and expertise. On Rattlesnake Guitar, there is a wide array of musicians from across the musical spectrum, but these play the songs as if they'd been together for years. Different musicians offer their own interpetations of Green's music rather than trying to replicate it. And some tremendous interpretations there are here! Though I generally like the whole album, I think the standout is "Love That Burns", a wailing, bluesy rendition of a great song that will have you hitting the repeat button again and again. Other outstanding covers are Black Magic Woman, I Loved Another Woman, Oh Well, A Fool No More, and If You'll Be My Baby. Ian Anderson does a great job with a poignant rendition of Man of the World. I had heard all these songs before and it took me a few listens to warm to some of these versions, but if you like Peter Green as much as these guys apparently do, you will find this a powerful compilation of some of his best and one that is well worth owning.

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